diff --git a/aimmo-game-worker/simulation/errors.py b/aimmo-game-worker/simulation/errors.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..245e7102d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aimmo-game-worker/simulation/errors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class Error(Exception):
+    """Base class for other exceptions"""
+
+    pass
+
+
+class NoNearbyArtefactsError(Error):
+    """Raised when there are no nearby artefacts"""
+
+    pass
diff --git a/aimmo-game-worker/simulation/utils.py b/aimmo-game-worker/simulation/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a370da7cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aimmo-game-worker/simulation/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from typing import TypeVar, List
+
+from .errors import NoNearbyArtefactsError
+
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+
+class NearbyArtefactsList(List[T]):
+    """
+    A list-like object that raises NoNearbyArtefactsError when trying to access an element and the list is empty.
+    """
+
+    def __getitem__(self, i):
+        try:
+            return super().__getitem__(i)
+        except IndexError:
+            if len(self) == 0:
+                raise NoNearbyArtefactsError(
+                    "There aren't any nearby artefacts, you need to move closer!"
+                ) from None
+            else:
+                raise
diff --git a/aimmo-game-worker/simulation/world_map.py b/aimmo-game-worker/simulation/world_map.py
index a801bfa93..37fb2f9a4 100644
--- a/aimmo-game-worker/simulation/world_map.py
+++ b/aimmo-game-worker/simulation/world_map.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from collections import defaultdict, namedtuple
 from enum import Enum
+from typing import Dict, List
 
 from .avatar_state import create_avatar_state
 from .location import Location
-from typing import Dict, List
 from .pathfinding import astar
+from .utils import NearbyArtefactsList
 
 # how many nearby artefacts to return
 SCAN_LIMIT = 3
@@ -168,7 +169,9 @@ def _scan_artefacts(self, start_location, radius):
                     artefacts.append(cell)
         return artefacts
 
-    def scan_nearby(self, avatar_location, radius=SCAN_RADIUS) -> List[dict]:
+    def scan_nearby(
+        self, avatar_location, radius=SCAN_RADIUS
+    ) -> NearbyArtefactsList[dict]:
         """
         From the given location point search the given radius for artefacts.
         Returns list of nearest artefacts (artefact/interactable represented as dict).
@@ -197,7 +200,7 @@ def scan_nearby(self, avatar_location, radius=SCAN_RADIUS) -> List[dict]:
             if len(nearest) > SCAN_LIMIT:
                 break
 
-        return nearest[:SCAN_LIMIT]
+        return NearbyArtefactsList(nearest[:SCAN_LIMIT])
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return repr(self.cells)
diff --git a/aimmo-game-worker/tests/tests_simulation/test_world_map.py b/aimmo-game-worker/tests/tests_simulation/test_world_map.py
index 0c823b135..4a595c19a 100755
--- a/aimmo-game-worker/tests/tests_simulation/test_world_map.py
+++ b/aimmo-game-worker/tests/tests_simulation/test_world_map.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import pytest
 
+from simulation.errors import NoNearbyArtefactsError
 from simulation.location import Location
-from simulation.world_map import WorldMap, WorldMapCreator, ARTEFACT_TYPES
+from simulation.utils import NearbyArtefactsList
+from simulation.world_map import ARTEFACT_TYPES, WorldMapCreator
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -152,4 +154,14 @@ def test_scan_nearby(avatar_state_json):
     cells[4]["interactable"] = {"type": ARTEFACT_TYPES[-1]}
     map = WorldMapCreator.generate_world_map_from_cells_data(cells)
     artefacts = map.scan_nearby(Location(-1, 0))
+    assert type(artefacts) == NearbyArtefactsList
     assert len(artefacts) == 1
+    with pytest.raises(IndexError):
+        artefacts[1]
+
+    # Test NoNearbyArtefactsError
+    artefacts = map.scan_nearby(Location(5, 5), radius=1)
+    assert type(artefacts) == NearbyArtefactsList
+    assert len(artefacts) == 0
+    with pytest.raises(NoNearbyArtefactsError):
+        artefacts[0]
diff --git a/game_frontend/src/pyodide/webWorker.ts b/game_frontend/src/pyodide/webWorker.ts
index faa7ced10..3e22fb9ad 100644
--- a/game_frontend/src/pyodide/webWorker.ts
+++ b/game_frontend/src/pyodide/webWorker.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ export function simplifyErrorMessageInLog(log: string): string {
   const regexToFindNextTurnErrors = /.*line (\d+), in next_turn\n((?:.|\n)*)/
   const matches = log.match(regexToFindNextTurnErrors)
   if (matches?.length >= 2) {
-    return `Uh oh! Something isn't correct on line ${matches[1]}. Here's the error we got:\n${matches[2]}`
+    // get only the exception message line, removing potential traceback
+    const simpleError = matches[2].split('\n').slice(-2).join('')
+    return `Uh oh! Something isn't correct on line ${matches[1]}. Here's the error we got:\n${simpleError}`
   }
   // error not in next_turn function
   return log